How HowMuchMileage started their logo design journey

Summary

A non-profit game modification development team is seeking a new logo design for an upcoming version of a game modification for "Counter-Strike: Source" called "GunGame5", now coded using the Python scripting language.

Company name

GunGame5

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

What is GunGame?
To help to understand, I will link you to an interview with the lead developer of the game: http://www.fpsbanana.com/pages/1095
Simply put, GunGame is a modification that is level-based where every player on the game server is given a specific set of weapons, in a specific order. The players all start on the same weapon, and as they gain kills, the players "level up" to the next weapon. Once a single player completes all weapons in the weapon order, that player wins, and a new match begins.

The GunGame Community:
GunGame is the most popular Counter-Strike: Source modification with over 2,000 servers worldwide hosting the modification.

Wants

- A Python (snake) integrated into the logo.(Notice that 5 could probably be turned into a snake pretty easily)
- A possible *hint* of Monty Python since Python is named for that.
- Maybe some kind of shield in the back, maybe.(this is not that important)
- The winner will need to supply artwork in various sizes in a minimum of 1 vector format readable by Adobe Illustrator and other sizes in TIF format plus one in PSD(Photoshop Document).
- Take a look at the link to the interview. The GunGame4 logo is there. This logo should look better than that one.
- Also check http://gungame5.com/forums

Don't want

- Monotone images.
- Don't use images from the game as they would already be copyrighted.
- Don't use cartoonish images for the snake.